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Chinelo Ikem

May 20, 20216 min read

reflection: The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

~book reflection~ TW: sexual assault “I choosy with who pain I feel,” Sarah said. “Some people pain is eternal. Some people worship they...

Chinelo Ikem

Jan 31, 20215 min read

reflection: Memorial by Bryan Washington

~book reflection~~spoilers~ TW: DV "That loving a person means letting them change when they need to. And letting them go when they need...

Chinelo Ikem

Jan 24, 20215 min read

review: The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

~book reflection~~spoilers~ TW: racial slurs "How do I tell people I barely know that I'm angry and sad, but also embarrassed? That I...

Chinelo Ikem

Jan 2, 20215 min read

reflection: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

~book reflection~~spoilers~ TW: sexual assault, drug addiction "The man publicly known as Korey Fields sold twenty million albums, toured...

Chinelo Ikem

Dec 15, 20204 min read

reflection: Fifty Words For Rain by Asha Lemmie

~book reflection~~major spoilers~ "It's obvious that you're half-caste," she said, lowering her voice to a chilling whisper. "At best....

Chinelo Ikem

Dec 14, 20204 min read

reflection: Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

~book reflection~~spoilers~ "The truth is, I would shave layers off my body if I knew I'd be lighter. In two more days, I could've been...

Chinelo Ikem

Dec 1, 20205 min read

reflection: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

~some spoilers~ "What am I supposed to do?" I get up and pace. "I'm not walking into a police station and announcing there's an organized...